Deseret Evening News | 1907-06-27 | Page 7 | Oxford Confers Degree upon Mark Twain

OXFORD O ORD CONFERS DEGREE UPON MARK TWAIN Oxford England June Juno AVith 30 SO distinguished In III politics art IlI ci n o or 01 letters Ij Including Premier Rn Lord tell chancellor I and speaker of the tho house of ot Mr Ir Gen Gets Booth Mark lark Twain aln an Oxford degree deAree today toi The lIw Ilm vl Included Ambas Ambassador nibas Held Iteld and numerous other lliel Americana Lord Load ot or Ked lesion lestOn of or the university Mr ir 11 fell was cheered upon entering cAtering the theater th but hul n Il groat grett ovation avaUnt was ro rn for tOI Mark Alark Twain waln the lion of ot time tile occasion lolI Everyone J II lIlle rose rosl when he was escorted c up UtI the aisle anti and ho Ito was tas Oas up l for n quarter CIlia rIel of or an nn hour holl the I ho American humorist presented tho the started n II flU n of about his books bok and their mixed with lIh frequent questions such as us where Is your white while sult SUI Ambassador Hi Id le time degree of doctor dc of 1 civil Choll lawn as IlS did Gen Hooth the warmth of whoso o reception was WIlS only exceeded by h that accorded to lark Twain Time The crowd crowel waited out emit FW the HIP lo to cheer Mark MIlt Twain ns as wearing tIme the scarlet robes of n II dor tot tor I of oC letters he In marched lit III procession to 10 tIn tho chancellors residence where those honored by ly b were enter entertained I to med